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Fans watch from the lawn area while the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins play in their spring training game at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on Sunday, March 4, 2012.

There may be a few new faces when the Boston Red Sox return to Southwest Florida for spring training but there will also be a great deal of familiarity.

The Red Sox released their schedule for the 2013 exhibition season on Monday which includes 35 games on the Grapefruit League schedule, a pair of college scrimmages and a World Baseball Classic matchup with Puerto Rico.

The Red Sox will again open their spring schedule on Thursday, February 21, with a doubleheader against the Northeastern University Huskies and the Boston College Eagles with the first game beginning at 1:35 p.m.

As expected, Boston's slate will be heavy on American League East rivals beginning with the home opener at JetBlue Park at Fenway South against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, February 23, at 1:35 p.m. It is the first of six games against the Rays, who train in Charlotte, and also includes a home game against Tampa Bay on St. Patrick's Day, Sunday, March 17. The Red Sox will play the Baltimore Orioles five times, the Toronto Blue Jays three, and will split games with their old nemesis, the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox will play their cross-county foes, the Minnesota Twins, eight times this spring and will be split with four of those games at home and four at Hammond Stadium.

Tickets for Boston's 20 home games go on sale Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at the JetBlue Park box office, online at redsox.com, or by phone at 888-REDSOX6. All ticket prices for the upcoming season will remain the same as 2012 and range from $5 for general admission berm to $46 for lower box seats.

The first workout for pitchers and catchers is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, and the first full squad workout is set for Friday, February 15. All workouts are open to the public

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2013 BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE

(All Times Eastern and Subject to Change)

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME

Thursday, February 21 Northeastern JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Thursday, February 21 Boston College JetBlue Park

Friday, February 22 Off Day

Saturday, February 23 Tampa Bay Rays JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Sunday, February 24 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m.

Monday, February 25 Tampa Bay Rays (SS) Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m.

Monday, February 25 Toronto Blue Jays (SS) Dunedin 1:05 p.m.

Tuesday, February 26 St. Louis Cardinals JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Wednesday, February 27 Baltimore Orioles Sarasota 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, February 28 Pittsburgh Pirates Bradenton 1:05 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Pittsburgh Pirates JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 2 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium 1:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 3 New York Yankees JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Monday, March 4 Tampa Bay Rays JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5 Team Puerto Rico* JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, March 6 Pittsburgh Pirates JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Thursday, March 7 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium 1:05 p.m.

Friday, March 8 Minnesota Twins JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 9 Baltimore Orioles JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 10 Tampa Bay Rays Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m.

Monday, March 11 Miami Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m.

Tuesday, March 12 Toronto Blue Jays JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13 Off Day

Thursday, March 14 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium 1:05 p.m.

Friday, March 15 Minnesota Twins (SS) JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Friday, March 15 Baltimore Orioles (SS) Sarasota 1:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 Tampa Bay Rays Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 17 Tampa Bay Rays JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Monday, March 18 Pittsburgh Pirates Bradenton 1:05 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19 Baltimore Orioles JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Wednesday, March 20 New York Yankees Tampa 1:05 p.m.

Thursday, March 21 Philadelphia Phillies JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Friday, March 22 Toronto Blue Jays Dunedin 1:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 Pittsburgh Pirates JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Sunday, March 24 Philadelphia Phillies Clearwater 1:05 p.m.

Monday, March 25 Baltimore Orioles Sarasota 1:05 p.m.

Tuesday, March 26 Off Day

Wednesday, March 27 Miami Marlins JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

Thursday, March 28 Minnesota Twins JetBlue Park 7:05 p.m.

Friday, March 29 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium 1:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 30 Minnesota Twins JetBlue Park 1:35 p.m.

(SS)—Split Squad Home Games at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Lee County, Florida